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Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
left multiple diseases ... bronchovascular interstitium ... with ground glass attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... , high and low attenuation ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
malignancy lymphangitic carcinomatosis ... be high in the differential ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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disease, like the ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #Attenuation
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
expiratory scan: the mosaic ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... and non-specific interstitial ... differential. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced